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Mercer7atAlabama52

2024 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.5-13.20+13.2+26.5Mercer — Off. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Alabama — Off. field pos.: +9.0+9.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercer — Off. scoring eff.: -15.2-15.2Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +23.0+23.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercer — Def. field pos.: -9.0-9.0Alabama — Def. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercer — Def. scoring eff.: -23.0-23.0Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +15.2+15.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercer — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Alabama — Possessions: -2.0-2.0PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
MercerAlabamaBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

02957Q1Q2Q3FinalMercer 7Alabama 52
MercerAlabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MercerAlabama
Total yards202508
Rushing yards62189
Rushing attempts2442
Yds / rush2.64.5
Passing yards140319
Passing attempts2235
Yds / pass6.49.1
First downs1029
Turnovers30
Penalties56
Penalty yards3260
Sacks01
Time of possession26:1233:48

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Mercer
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)58% / 42%25%5.7
Q2(18)44% / 56%50%4.9
Q3(6)67% / 33%17%1.8
Q4(7)43% / 57%14%2.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)11.350%7.3
2nd(11)8.345%7.5
3rd(7)6.314%-1.3
All (22)—36%4.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.327%3.2
2nd(5)6.640%5.0
3rd(1)2.00%1.0
All (21)—29%3.5
Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%73%9.2
Q2(12)67% / 33%42%9.7
Q3(25)36% / 64%52%4.8
Q4(25)48% / 52%48%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)11.367%10.2
2nd(15)8.960%9.2
3rd(7)7.329%7.7
4th(1)3.0100%5.0
All (35)—57%9.1
Rushing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.441%5.0
2nd(10)5.840%3.9
3rd(8)3.975%4.4
4th(2)1.0100%2.0
All (42)—50%4.5

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

2Drive 2: own 48 → TD4Drive 4: own 30 → TD6Drive 6: own 38 → TD9Drive 9: own 26 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → FG13Drive 13: own 33 → TD15Drive 15: own 16 → Punt17Drive 17: own 38 → TD19Drive 19: own 21 → TD21Drive 21: own 27 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Alabama drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 48Q1 11:50452TD2.87+4.2
4own 30Q1 8:221080TD2.27+4.8
6own 38Q2 15:00662TD2.57+4.5
9own 26Q2 4:4246Punt2.00-2.0
11own 25Q2 1:57548FG1.93+1.1
13own 33Q3 14:531165TD2.47+4.6
15own 16Q3 8:561235Punt1.70-1.7
17own 38Q3 2:221667TD2.57+4.5
19own 21Q4 11:191679TD1.87+5.2
21own 27Q4 1:3948End of half2.00-2.0
10 drives7850822.052+30.0

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.